Cerberus.
As the guardian dog of hell in mythology, its parents are the last Titan god, the son of the storm god Typhon and Echidna. At this moment, it was directly created by Hades, which is indeed a bit strange.
However, after a little thought, this is not so strange. For the gods, this is not a problem. Rhea can summon the monsters that died after the birth of the world and can also summon future monsters. So, Hades creating a Cerberus doesn't seem problematic either.
Unlike the common Cerberus, which is merely a monster, the Cerberus created by Hades is formed with the Hound of Tindalos as its core. Should it be called a monster or a part of the Outer Gods? This distinction is indeed difficult to make.
It possesses the three laws of darkness, death, and sleep bestowed by Hades, as well as the two powers of devouring and corrosion that can only be possessed by an Outer God and its dependents.
Moreover, its body composition is structured from beasts created by the gods and the dependents of the Outer Gods. It can be regarded as a very strange life form.
One thing is certain: Cerberus is absolutely loyal to Hades. This has been confirmed through repeated research. Although Cerberus exhibits characteristics of the Outer Gods, it embodies only these traits. After all, a person of Chinese nationality, even if of mixed race, cannot be said to be not from Chinese.
That's the concept.
"Arf!"
Cerberus made a cute bark, rubbing against Hades and jumping left and right, looking very happy and truly adorable.
Hades remained calm. Unlike the mythical Cerberus, which is born as an adult, the Cerberus he created is in a juvenile state and will grow slowly over time. Furthermore, its upper limit is very high.
It's worth noting that Cerberus is also a part of the Underworld. This means that in addition to growing to its own upper limit, it will grow even stronger with the improvement of the Underworld. If one day Hades reaches the level of a Absolute god, Cerberus could potentially reach the level of a Primordial God. Of course, this may be very far away, a distant future, and is not something that needs to be discussed right now.
In that distant future, how far it can go is uncertain, and no one can predict it.
"Cerberus."
"Arf!"
"Guard the gates of hell; let's grow here."
"Arf!"
Cerberus obediently shook its head and ran toward the gates of the Underworld. It lay down under the gates, appearing just like a hellish three-headed dog.
Hades returned to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, while Cerberus gradually fell into a drowsy sleep during its patrol. After all, it was just born and needed more rest to absorb the power of the Underworld.
Certainly, there won't be any problems in the Underworld. Moreover, the current Underworld hasn't officially started operating. There are not even any foreign souls, let alone any foreign beings. So, it's perfectly fine for Cerberus to rest.
Returning to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, Hades took his seat among the gods and maintained a quiet peace.
Subsequently, magic stars emerged one after another, a total of 72 magic stars in action. Each magic star shone with bright rays of light; the dazzling brilliance is beyond description. These are the origins of the world, some large and some small. The most complete one has nearly 90% remaining, while the least complete has only 20% left.
It can be seen that under the reckless plunder of Hades, the income of the world's origin varies in quality. This fluctuation is normal.
Hades held up all the origins of the world with one hand and disappeared in an instant.
Top of the World Tree.
Here, Hades emerged, holding the origins aloft. The bright world origins gradually merged into the enormous World Tree before him. As if sensing the power from its master, the World Tree shook slightly, greedily devouring all the origins of the world.
As the origins were consumed, the World Tree continued to grow at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye. The entire Underworld, including everything that belonged to it, the magic stars and the planets created by Hades, started to grow rapidly and improve significantly; much like absorbing a potent elixir. This continuous growth lasted for nearly three thousand years.
Gradually, everything stabilized.
"It's not finished yet."
"Um."
Before the World Tree, Hades whispered softly, "It has only absorbed up to 60% of the world's origin; the remaining 40% needs to be absorbed slowly. Given the current situation, everything is close enough, it's just one step away."
Feeling his own divine power, which has greatly improved with the growth of the Underworld, Hades can clearly sense that he is very close to the God King level; only one step away.
However, this step is very difficult to take. Even among the twelve Main Gods of Titans, only a few have reached this step. Koios, whom he killed, had almost reached it as well. Why did Koios fall at Hades' hands? It can only be said that realm does not represent combat power. A certain star demon king can explode and kill gods, which is already very outrageous. In divine battles, reaching a certain level represents your lower limit, but it does not define your upper limit.
Now, Hades has reached this stage and only needs to take one more step to advance. This step, among the twelve main gods of Titans, is often occupied by Hyperion, who if not including Cronus, the strongest among them.
It can be said that if one cannot reach the level of the God King, there is no chance of winning against Cronus, the invincible Titan king father.
"Go ahead and try."
Hades is not sure whether he will succeed, so he can only continue to attempt it, using his own spirituality to merge with the World Tree and assist it in quickly absorbing the 40% of the accumulated world origin.
Whether he can succeed remains unclear, but he can only keep trying.